Skew surge history: Scotland

Scotland has twelve tide gauges covering its coastline. From Portpatrick on the west coast to the Outer Hebrides and Shetland Islands in the north, they continue to the industrial city of Aberdeen on the east coast and then on to Leith on the southern edge of the Firth of Forth. The western coast of Scotland is exposed to the tides and pressure systems of the North Atlantic while the gauges on the east coast record the level of the North Sea.